Maharishi is also noted as being the founder of transcendental meditation. Out of all of the Eastern spiritual philosophies which permeated into the mainstream consciousness during the days of hippyism, transcendental meditation was perhaps the most pronounced.įor instance, Stevie Wonder gave it a major shoutout on his 1973 track “Jesus Children of America”. And in terms of the aforementioned “om”, that’s a term, also originating from the East, that you’re likely personally familiar with as being associated with achieving a meditative state.īut that is not to say that this song is promoting the act of meditation per se. Instead the lyrics are highly metaphorical and point to three main ideas. Dev was the late-19 th century monk who schooled Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. But it is generally considered to be a shoutout to one Guru Dev. “Jai Guru Deva, Om”Īnd Yogi’s influence is found on this song most specifically, from a lyrical perspective, in the chorus with the phrase “jai Guru Deva, om”. The first part of that line is actually in Sanskrit and can be interpreted in different ways.

Hippyism was, within the context of 1960s’ era music, sorta what materialism is to the 21 st century industry. And The Beatles, collectively speaking, were deeper into it than most of their contemporaries, considering that their wealth and fame afforded them the opportunity to interact with one of the top gurus of the day, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, quite extensively.

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